“Gosh,” Mom says. “Would I lie to you? No, I wanted to ask him about silicone dildos. There are so many choices! Should I get a g-spot one? Oh and I saw these ejaculating dildos! I thought—”
“Mom. I’ll get you Jet.”
And I’ll kill him later.
***
“And did you kill him?” Brylee sips at her cappuccino the next day, in a tiny coffee shop near campus. “You would have told me if you had, right?”
I sigh and tuck my hair behind my ears. It has been a long day in classes, and last night I fell asleep before Jet returned from talking to my mom, so…
“No killing.”
“Good. I kinda like Jet.”
I huff as I stir sugar into my latte. “Glad to hear it. I think he’s fond of you, too.”
She grins. “He is?”
I think Jet finds Brylee amusing. Joel is… confused by her. Doesn’t know how to deal with her. He’ll eventually find out what we all already know: you accept Brylee as she is and laugh when you can’t help it. She doesn’t take offense, mostly. And she’s a loyal and kind friend.
Even if she’s obsessed with a guy who doesn’t want anything to do with her. She’s pretty, and bright, and smart, and—
“Can a dildo get stuck in your vagina? You know, if you push it too far inside?”
I choke on my latte and put my glass down so that I can cough and sputter without burning myself on top of everything. “Bry!”
“What? It’s a legit question.”
“Really? Why the sudden interest in dildos?”
“Well, your mom is trying them, Simone is trying them, so why not me? I feel left behind.”
Jesus on crack.
It’s not that I have anything against dildos. Heck, I made good use of mine before I started dating Joel and Jet. So why am I so shocked?
Relax, Candy. Stop freaking out over this. Women do want satisfaction, Mom was right.
Mom was right. Crap…
“So… this threesome thing.” Brylee smiles brightly at me. “Seems to be working out fine, huh?”
“Yeah.” I’ve gotten the cough under control and I’m back to sipping my frothy milk and coffee concoction. “You had doubts?”
“Well, you had doubts at first, if I recall.”
I shrug. Yeah, I did, and I hate that they still linger. “Why, are you thinking of giving threesomes a try?”
“God, no.” She makes a dismissive pshhh sound. “There’s only one man who can have me body and soul.”
“Let me guess. Ryan?”
To my surprise, she shakes her head. “I’m not so sure anymore. I mean, the star signs align and everything, but you made me promise to look elsewhere, and besides, he should have caved by now, right?”
“Right.” I give her a long look. “Why the sudden change of heart? Got your sights on someone else?”
A blush seeps into her cheeks. “No. Nobody. At all.”